Legal, social, cultural and political developments in mental health care in the UK: The Liverpool black mental health service users' perspective

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 103-110

  Pierre, S A ^a,b  

^a Granby Community Mental Health Group   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black community; Carer; Counselling; Human rights; Supportive; User involvement

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ETHNIC GROUP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGRO; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLITICS;

EID: 0036480333     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-0126.2001.00452.x     Document Type: Review

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